42-29751 Miss Abortion, Stuff
- B-17F 42-29751 534BS, 381BG, 8AF.
Object Number - UPL 32858 - "Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 381st Bomb Group, en route to bomb enemy installations in Europe, leave their trails in the sky." - B-17F...
Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/43; Assigned 96BG 19/4/43; Transferred 534BS/381BG [GD-D] Ridgewell 7/12/43 MISS ABORTION aka STUFF; 21m. On test flight #2 feathered entered circuit too slow, crash landed 1 mile E base 31/3/44 with Wayne Schomburg, Co-pilot: Capt Paul Stull Jr an engineering officer, believed to be at the wheel, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Carr, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Carter, Radio Operator: Melvin Wilson, Albert McClain. 6 x Killed in Service (KIS).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19080785
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 9 February 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 9-Feb-43. |
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Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering NN14 3AA, UK | 19 April 1943 | Assigned 96BG, 8AF 19-Apr-43. |
|
Assigned |
Ridgewell, Halstead CO9, UK | 7 December 1943 | Transferred 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
1 mile E Ridgewell, Halstead CO9, UK | 31 March 1944 | On test flight #2 feathered entered circuit too slow, crash landed 1 mile E base 31-Mar-43 6 x KIS. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
Changed the crash date in the "Biography" section. The crash occurred in 1944, not 1943; otherwise, it would have crashed before it was delivered in December 1943.
See https://www.381stbg.org/lc3.php and look for the incident on 31 March 1944.
See also https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/97705
The incident is also recorded in the book "The Mighty Men of the 381st: Heroes All" by unit chaplain James G. Brown.
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